(Annonaceae) Monoon thorelii (Pierre) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders

Local name(s): ນໍ້າ ເຕົ້າ ນ້ອຍ ; ຕາ​ມ ​ກາ ຕູງ (nam tao noy ; tam ka toung)

Medicinal use(s): fever, rash

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Small tree, approx 1.25 m in height. Trunk diam 1.5 cm dbh. Leaves alternate, glabrous, margin smooth, 30 cm length, 10 cm width, fruits green turning white.

Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Pa Leng Tai Village, Sekong MBP Thateng.

Habitat: Soil dry, hillside, mostly shade.

Altitude: 520 m asl

Collector(s): B. Elkington, M. Xayvue, S. Setthavanxay

Collection number(s): BGE 277

Collection Date: November 19, 2019

Additional information:

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330397.

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